MINNEAPOLIS — South Carolina set sights on its ultimate goal — winning the national championship — before the season’s first tip. The Gamecocks turned their goal into reality Sunday night, winning the 2022 NCAA tournament championship with a win over the UConn Huskies.
Dawn Staley’s Gamecocks (35-2) defeated Geno Auriemma’s UConn 64-49 in front of a sellout crowd at Minneapolis’ Target Center in the matchup’s second meeting of the 2021-22 season.
South Carolina’s win solidified the program’s second national title and first since 2017. Both of the Gamecocks’ championships have come under Staley.